For 3rd–5th graders (ages 8–11 years), at Explora
Fall Semester: September 18th - December 5th, 2023
Be curious, discover, experiment!
Overview:
Explora’s Home School Explorations Series offers your child a semester of weekly, 75 minute-long experiential science, technology, and art programs. Each Exploration is facilitated by Explora educators. These are 75 minute-long, materials-rich classes that actively engage every child in inquiry activities. In these classes, children will make discoveries in science, technology, engineering, art, and math through questioning, experiencing, and investigating. Children will be encouraged to build their own knowledge and cultivate skills such as observation, creativity, critical thinking, cooperative learning, communication, and innovation as they explore a different topic each week. Class topics change each semester.
Choose one day/time:
- Monday, 1pm-2:15pm
- Tuesday, 10:30am-11:45am
- Tuesday, 1pm-2:15pm
Registration Fee
Explora members* $120 per child per semester
Non-members $135 per child per semester
*Join & Save! Explora members get discounts on semester programs, camps, and admission all year!
Register now for Fall Semester 2023!
1. Online: Select a session day and time to register online
Register Online
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2. Call the Reservations office at 505‐600-6734 or e‐mail reservations@explora.us.
Explora’s Camps & Programs
Explora educators develop activities with children’s developmental levels in mind. Your children will have the opportunity to learn from, and work with older and younger peers and make new friends.
Registration/Information
- You can register online
- Please have the following available when you register: emergency contact name and phone numbers; name of alternate adults who can pick up the child; child’s medications, dosages, and physician’s name; child’s insurance information, as well as any allergy or special needs information for your child.
- If you need assistance, please contact reservations at reservations@explora.us or 505-600-6734 (Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm).
Cancellation Policy
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If a cancellation is received more than 5 business days before the camp, a refund will be issued for the amount minus a 15% administrative fee.
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Cancellations received 5 business days or fewer before the camp will not be refunded.
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Full fees will be refunded if Explora cancels a program
September 18 - December 5, 2023
Pollinators
MON Sept 18 / TUES Sept 19
Bees, butterflies, birds, moths, and bats all play an important role in the viability of our food sources and our ecosystem. What type of plants do different pollinators like? What are elements of a garden that encourages butterflies to visit? Discover the world of pollination in this exploration all about nature’s fertilizers!
Soil Searchers
MON Sept 25/TUES Sept 26
Want some dirt on dirt? Find out what soil and dirt are made of, investigate their properties, and unearth some surprising discoveries!
Water Filtration
MON Oct 2 / TUES Oct 3
How can we create cleaner water? Experiment with a variety of materials to filter water samples. Test your samples before and after for turbidity, hardness, and pH, and find out how effective different filtration methods may be.
Food Sleuths
MON Oct 9 /TUES OCt 10
What’s for dinner? Test a variety of foods to determine the presence of proteins, fats, carbohydrates, and vitamins, Learn the roles these substances have in a healthy diet, and what they really do inside our bodies!
Chemical Changes
MON Oct 16 / TUES Oct 17
What’s the difference between a physical change and a chemical change? How do simple mixtures differ from chemical changes? Explore these differences and investigate several fascinating chemical changes.
Facts of the Matter
MON Oct 23/ TUES Oct 24
Atoms in motion–fast or slow–determine the states of matter we know. We’ll use liquid nitrogen and other materials to explore the properties of solids, liquids, and gasses.
Go with the Flow
MON Oct 30 / TUES Oct 31
What is Bernoulli’s Principle? Levitate balls and make an egg jump from one container to another to find out how airplanes fly and birds soar. The science of fluid dynamics is a great way to engage participants’ natural curiosities and connect them to the world.
Chance or Lucky Guess
MON Nov 6 / TUES Nov 7
By flipping coins, rolling dice, picking marbles from a jar, and collecting data on candy, we discover that some outcomes are predictable. We’ll run experiments, collect data, and determine the probabilities of certain outcomes for independent events.
Building a Monument
MON Nov 13 /TUES Nov 14
Tension in the room? Put it to good use! Participants will use their bodies to understand tension and other architectural forces in this constructive exploration. They also discover elementary structural principles and model-building techniques as they create their own unique architectural structures.
The Heat is On
MON Nov 20 / TUES Nov 21
Do we sometimes act like hot little molecules? We’ll use natural tendencies, along with some dramatic experiments, to understand how molecules transfer heat through conduction, convection, and radiation.
Exciting Electricity
MON Nov 27 / TUES Nov 28
Use batteries and wires to light a bulb, and explore open and closed circuits. Then make a gigantic complete circuit you won’t forget!
Crazy Light
MON Dec 4 /TUES Dec 5
Why do we see ourselves in mirrors? How are shadows made? Use light boxes to explore the basic properties of white and colored light, including reflection and refraction, and investigate the properties of lenses.
Class topics vary from semester to semester. For more information about this program please contact our Reservations office.
Phone: 505-600-6734
Email: reservations@explora.us
Para información en español, llame al 505-600-6734
